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Germantown Forward: M-NCPPC

The document outlines a plan to revitalize Germantown by making it more transit and pedestrian-oriented with a town center, mixed-use developments, and open spaces to strengthen community identity. Public testimony expressed concerns about building heights, compatibility, and impacts on community character. Staff recommendations include design guidelines for street-oriented development, building forms, historic themes, connectivity, and urban parks to enhance community identity and sense of place.

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Germantown Forward: M-NCPPC

The document outlines a plan to revitalize Germantown by making it more transit and pedestrian-oriented with a town center, mixed-use developments, and open spaces to strengthen community identity. Public testimony expressed concerns about building heights, compatibility, and impacts on community character. Staff recommendations include design guidelines for street-oriented development, building forms, historic themes, connectivity, and urban parks to enhance community identity and sense of place.

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Germantown Forward

M-NCPPC
Germantown Forward
Germantown Today
• Auto oriented development
• Lacks transit oriented development
• Pedestrian environment
• Few urban open spaces
• Weak sense of place and identity

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Germantown Forward
Major Plan Objectives

• Jobs, Housing
• Town Center
• New mixed use centers
• Hierarchy of places
• Street connections
• Network of open spaces
• Identity

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Germantown Forward
1989 Master Plan Community Concept

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Germantown Forward
Public Testimony
• Hierarchy of places
• Tall buildings and change in character
• Compatibility
• Pedestrian and transit modes
• Community character

Staff Recommendation
• Area Wide Design Recommendations

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Public Testimony
• Strengthen Community identity

Staff Recommendation
• Design quality
• Historic, cultural and nature oriented
themes

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Germantown Forward
Public Testimony
• Hierarchy of places

Staff Recommendation
• Compact Centers

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Germantown Forward
Public Testimony
• Change in community character

Staff Recommendation
• Street Oriented Development

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Germantown Forward
Public Testimony
• Change in community character

Staff Recommendation
• Street Front Retail and Restaurant

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Germantown Forward
Public Testimony
• Change in community character
• Compatibility Concerns

Staff Recommendation
• Building Form and
Architectural Facade Design

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Germantown Forward
Public Testimony
•Concerns with building heights and
change in community character
• Compatibility Concerns

Staff Recommendation
• Building Height and Transitions

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Germantown Forward
Public Testimony
• Change in community character
• Compatibility Concerns

Staff Recommendation
• Views and Vistas

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Germantown Forward
Public Testimony
• Compatibility Concerns

Staff Recommendation
• Parking

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Germantown Forward
Public Testimony
• Change in community character
• Strengthen community identity

Staff Recommendation
• Public Amenities Guideline
• Amenity List

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Germantown Forward
Public Testimony
• Change in community character Pleasant
Fields
• Strengthen community identity

Staff Recommendation Neelsville


Church
• Community Identity
• Historic Resources and Themes Cider
Barrel

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House Site
Pumphrey-Mateny
House
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Germantown
Historic
Waring-Crawford
District
Farm

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Germantown Forward
Public Testimony
• Change in community character
• Lacks community identity

Staff Recommendation
• Community Identity
• Historic Resources and Themes

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Germantown Forward
Public Testimony
• Lacks community facilities

Staff Recommendation
• List proposed facilities
“1. Family oriented Urban Park.
2. Renovated Town Commons.
3. Redeveloped District 5 Police and Fire Station
4. New urban recreation center.”

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Germantown Forward
Public Testimony
• Unclear connectivity
• Do not connect
• Emphasize pedestrian and transit
access

Staff Recommendation
• Connectivity
• Streets Network Map
• Block lengths

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Germantown Forward
Public Testimony
• Strengthen community character

Staff Recommendation
• Street character concept
• Street cross sections

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Germantown Forward
Public Testimony
• Improve access to Parks
• Strengthen sense of place and
community character

Staff Recommendation
• Trails, sidewalks and bikeways
• Variety of urban open spaces

M-NCPPC
Germantown Forward
Public Testimony
• Improve access to Parks
• Lacks sense of place and community
character

Staff Recommendation
• Connectivity
• Community character

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Germantown Forward
Public Testimony
• Lacks sense of place and community
character

Staff Recommendation
• Open Space Concept
• Community character

M-NCPPC
Germantown Forward
Public Testimony
• Strengthen sense of place and community
character

Staff Recommendation
• Public Urban Parks
• Green Commons
• Plazas and Gathering Places
• Natural open spaces
• Design Elements

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Germantown Forward
Public Testimony
• Lacks sense of place and community
character

Staff Recommendation
• Open Space Concept
• Community character

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Germantown Forward

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